Full Result 5.00 Chester | 5 August 2001

Mike Bullen Writers Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Good

1st £7,247.50 2nd £2,230 3rd £1,115 4th £557.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	1. Octavius Caesar (USA) 3/1F Kevin Darley Paul Cole	Kevin Darley Paul Cole	4	910 t	83	72	96	–
ch c Affirmed (USA) - Secret Imperatrice (USA) (Secretariat)
Prominent, led after 3f, quickened pace over 3f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, colt pulled too hard and tired in the latter stages on previous run) (op 5-2 tchd 100-30 in places)

2⁽²⁾ 6	4. Achilles Spirit (IRE) 9/2 Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	3	810	80	46	84	–
b g Deploy - Scenic Spirit (IRE) (Scenic)
Tracked winner after 4f, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced (op 7-2)

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	2. Mythical King (IRE) 100/30 Fergus Sweeney Bryn Palling	Fergus Sweeney Bryn Palling	4	97	80	53	81	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Whatcombe (USA) (Alleged)
Led for 3f, remained prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced (op 5-2 tchd 7-2 in a place)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [9]	7. Major Attraction 4/1 K Dalgleish ³ Mark Brisbourne	K Dalgleish ³ Mark Brisbourne	6	77 2	55	25	55	–
gr g Major Jacko - My Friend Melody (Sizzling Melody)
Dwelt, held up, effort over 4f out, no impression (op 5-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ nk [9¼]	5. Imprevue (IRE) 9/1 David McCabe Andrew Reid	David McCabe Andrew Reid	7	81 b	60	29	59	–
ch m Priolo (USA) - Las Bela (Welsh Pageant)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [12¾]	3. Angels Venture 10/1 J Weaver J R Jenkins	J Weaver J R Jenkins	5	812 t	71	33	65	–
ch g Unfuwain (USA) - City Of Angels (Woodman)
Held up, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders (op 8-1)

7⁽¹⁾ 7 [19¾]	8. Never Ending Story 20/1 Paul Quinn ³ Eric Alston	Paul Quinn ³ Eric Alston	3	77 10	66	3	49	–
b f Deploy - Bold Gem (Never So Bold)
In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon behind (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

7 ran Off time: 5:00:00 Winning time: 2m 37.87s (slow by 1.67s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Little John (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Sir George Meyrick (Octavius Caesar) 1st breeder: Harold Harrison
2nd owner: Achilles International (Achilles Spirit)
3rd owner: Glyn And Albert Yemm (Mythical King)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £2.50 £1.90 Ex: £12 CSF: £14.05 Tricast: £38.73
Jackpot: £58,471.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £312,122.52. 3.79 winning tickets.
Placepot: £74.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £66,579.00. 654.83 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £25.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £2,725.57. 79.52 winning tickets.

5:00 Chester 5 Aug 2001

Mike Bullen Writers Handicap Class C